HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

Small Boat Crisis: Keir Starmer Accused Of 'Pouring Petrol' On Channel Crossings

PM Keir Starmer faces a New Year headache as experts warn small boat crossings will rise in 2026 after 41,472 arrivals, fuelling claims Labour's border plan is failing.

International Business Times UK · Jan 2

Islamist Killer's £240K Human Rights Win: Solitary Confinement Ruled Unfair Amid Gang Risks

Islamist double killer Fuad Awale has secured £241,500 after solitary confinement was ruled unfair amid gang risks, breaching his human rights

International Business Times UK · Jan 2

Double killer gets £7,500 payout for human rights breaches as taxpayers foot £234,000 legal bill

Fuad Awale was convicted in January 2013 of the execution-style shooting of two teenagers

Evening Standard · Jan 2

New equalities boss warns against ‘demonisation’ of migrants in UK

Mary-Ann Stephenson also says it would be a ‘mistake’ to leave European Convention on Human Rights

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Voices: What will it take to keep resident doctors in work this winter?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The health secretary will point to a ‘worst-case’ outbreak of flu sweeping hospital wards, a public losing sympathy with the strikes and a sensible offer on the negotiating table as he bids to steer a way through this NHS crisis

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Council of Europe ministers back ECHR plan to tackle illegal migration

European ministers have agreed to negotiate a new approach to the continent's main ECHR human rights treaty, that would make it easier to deport illegal migrants. The decision comes as more governments argue that the treaty restricts their ability to control their borders.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2025

Thursday briefing: Will Labour’s human rights overhaul curb or fuel the far right?

In today’s newsletter: As the UK joins a group of European governments pushing for stricter asylum rules, critics warn of the risks of weakening safeguards

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

Starmer and hardline governments risk creating ‘hierarchy of people’ by constraining human rights

Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migration

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025

Will Labour’s move to limit ECHR deter the far right or alienate progressive voters?

Previously sceptical MPs now want to modernise human rights law to prevent an overreach of the law and losing to the far right

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025

The Guardian view on ECHR reform: times change, but universal values need defending

Editorial: Calls to modernise human rights law too often assume that hostile public opinion cannot be changed by argument from first principles

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025